In his address to the nation, President Obama promised to use the power of his office to prevent the kind of senseless violence seen in recent shooting rampages.

"And that brings people in to buy the things that might get banned,” said Miller.

In addition to a spike in gun sales, classes for firearm safety at Defensive Firearms Instruction in Eugene are in high demand.

“In the past, maybe 5 to 10 here and there,” said Defensive Firearms Instruction owner Donovan Beard. “Now we have classes running every single week for the next six months.”

To carry a concealed weapons permit in Oregon, an individual must first pass a safety course like the one offered by Beard’s company.

Beard said business spiked when cuts first came down at the Lane County Sheriff’s Office; again after the Clackamas Town Center Mall shooting; and again after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown.

“I’ve seen an increase in concealed handgun licensing as well as armed security training as well,” said Beard.

Pictures from our front porch of the Stout Fire from Sutherlin on the evening of July 30, 2015. Later in the evening after the moon rise, the effect of the smoke from the fires in Douglas County on the moon.